Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The government has accelerated repair and reconstruction work on the Galchhi-Syafrubesi road section in a bid to resume vehicular movement by the end of Ashwin, i.e., mid-October.
The August 26 floods completely damaged the road, with some sections completely washed away.
According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, repair work on the Galchhi-Bidur section in Nuwakot has already been completed.
An Acrow bridge has been installed over the Tadi River in the Devighat area to facilitate traffic. Similarly, the Nepali Army has begung blasting boulders left on the road by the flood in Bidur. Likewise, foundation work is underway in Betrawati, Rasuwa, to install a Bailey bridge over the Betrawati River, according to the secretariat.
The road section from Betrawati through Dhunche to Syafrubesi has not suffered major damage.
Preparations are underway to install a Bailey bridge over Bhotekoshi Rivr at Syafrubesi.
The road from Syafrubesi toward Rasuwagadhi has been completely washed away by the floods. According to the secretariat, a survey for constructing a new road along the Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi section has already begun.
“The government is working on both the immediate restoration of road connectivity in the area and the construction of a permanent road as a long-term solution,” the secretariat said.
The flood has cut access to the Nepal-China border at Rasuwagadhi.
With Rasuwagadhi, the major trading point between the two countries, no longer operational, traders have started using the Korala border in Mustang for Nepal-China trade.
